Sympathetic pregnancy

Today, da mama had a doctor's appointment to check on Lil Minnow.  Lil G and Greg came, so that they could see the baby too.  Lil G wasn't terribly interested in the sonogram but did love seeing the pictures shoot out of the machine. 

 
After that, Lil G got to spend some time with his Opa and Gogie.  When he came home, he spent a lot of time showing mama his new bunny ears.









He then decided to show mama where he keeps HIS baby (he is having quite the sympathetic pregnancy).

 "Look mama!  My baby wear bunny ears!"

 

Lil G, the photographer

Lil G loves it when we take his photo.  "You take my picture, mama?"  And, we love the fact that he is still very natural in front of the camera (not cheesing it up, like so many toddlers).  On Saturday, he politely asked if he could take pictures with our nice camera.  Greg and I were a little hesitant but he did a very good job of using the camera without putting his hands or fingers on the lenses.  Here are a few of his fabulous photos!

Zebra Hat!

A few days ago, I let Lil G look at hats online with me.  I was trying to let him pick a winter hat and told him that he could pick from the frog, the zebra or the raccoon hats.  He immediately decided that the zebra hat was the one for him.  I told him that I would order it for him and thought that was that.  Now, I know kids.  I know them pretty well, in fact.  Why I thought that the lil man would understand the concept of ordering something, I'll never understand. 

Lil G spent the rest of the afternoon looking in the dryer over and over.  And over. And over.  Again.  He apparently believes that the dryer is where online hats are delivered.


Needless to say, that evening, I ran out to the store to buy him the hat.  I didn't want to keep repeating the same scenerio.  He adores his new hat and wears it all the time.  And, he looks pretty cute in it, if I do say so myself.

Flashback Friday

 These are pictures from Lil G's first days at home.  Flashback-  February 2009

Thrilling Thursday

Lil G getting adjusted at the local Chiropractor.

Last Hurrah at the Pumpkin Patch!

 On Halloween, we had our last big trip to the Pumpkin Patch for the year (seeing at it was the last day that it was open).  It has been such a blessing this year to have a place to go to that encourages good ol' fashioned fun for the lil man.

Lil G posing by the giant scarecrow.  

Lil G and his friend, JM.  They truly believed that this decoration was for riding.  We didn't let it last for too terribly long :-)

 Lil G running on the giant inflatable pillow.

Crawling on the pillow toward his buddy.

Lil G climbing with his friends, EZ, GZ and SZ, on the hay tower.

Above:  Lil G trying to rope a steer.

Right: He figured out it was easier to walk over and place the rope over its head. 

 Pouting.

Riding on the train with his friends, SZ and BL.

 Riding on the tractor

And, finally-- Minnow at 18 weeks

Trick or Treat

 On Halloween, Lil G got to go Trick or Treating for the very first time.  He went with his friends: AS, NS, BL, NP and JP.

They were so cute, all running up to the houses to say "Trick or Treat!"

 Lil G running ahead with AS, the princess.

 Here comes Lil G, the Lion, followed by JP, the princess!

Little baby NS, dressed as a cutie lil ducky.

"Look at what I got, dada!"

Enjoying one piece of candy, post trick or treating.